THE FLIP SIDES OF LINDA RONSTADT

Linda Ronstadt was heard in the Top 40 was in late 1967 with “Different Drum,” a song that Mike Nesmith wrote in 1965 and was first recorded by the bluegrass band The Greenbriar Boys. Mike offered the song to be a Monkees recording, but their management turned it down. The Stone Poneys’ version of “Different Drum” ended up being in the Top 40 at the same time as The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer,” which was written by John Stewart..